Respected nationwide, JackRabbit offers the most advanced shoe fitting service in New York City.  We’ll spare you the marketing mumbo-jumbo and help you find the right shoe for you – the shoe you find to be most comfortable that also works for your biomechanics, fits you well, and meets your running goals and budget. What’s right for you will likely be different than what is right for your friends, family or running partner. It may even be different from when you first started running.
 
Video analysis is the core of our shoe fit process.  Our well-trained staff uses high-speed video to capture and analyze the fraction of a second during the gait process when your biomechanics make you most vulnerable to the most common types of injury.  You won’t have to trust us – you’ll see for yourself what your feet are doing, and the changes as you try different types of shoes.  
 
Whether it’s your first pair of “real running shoes”, or whether your favorite style is updating, we’ll watch you run in every pair of shoes you try on, eliminating the worry about whether shoes are going to work for you.   And it’s free – a normal part of our standard, friendly shoe fit process.  

There are three major functions of a wetsuit; to provide buoyancy, to reduce drag through the water, and to offer a degree of warmth.
 
The most important factor when buying a wetsuit is fit. If the suit doesn’t fit well, it will hinder your swimming ability instead of helping it.  There are two major areas you will want to ensure fit properly – a comfortable fit around the neck and it should not be restrictive through the shoulders.  The neck should fit so the suit doesn’t fill with water, which will slow you down.  And if the suit doesn’t fit well through the shoulders it will limit your range of motion.
 
The suit’s buoyancy is equally important. Areas that need more mobility, like the shoulders, should have thinner neoprene and areas that require more buoyancy, such as the torso and hips, should have thicker neoprene.
Wetsuit sizing and fit vary greatly from brand to brand, so it is very important to try the suit on.
 
Purchasing a wetsuit is an expensive investment.  Ensure it fits properly.  If you’re not quite ready to make that purchase or are new to the sport,  renting is a great option.   JackRabbit’s rental program allows you to reserve a wetsuit for a particular weekend, pick it up on Thursday and return it by Tuesday, all for $80.  You can apply the $80 rental fee toward the purchase of any wetsuit for up to two weeks after your rental is due back, so if you want to keep the wetsuit you rented just call us and we’ll charge you for the balance.  So many people take advantage of this program that the vast majority of our rental wetsuits are brand new.